RECOGNIZING AND PRESERVING LGBT HISTORY IN THE VILLAGE
Urge the City to Landmark
Civil Rights Pioneer Julius' Bar

The Village has a long and rich history in connection to civil rights movements. Perhaps none is more closely intertwined with the history of the Village than the struggle for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) civil rights.

But a site like Julius’ is still vulnerable without individual landmark designation by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Only the LPC can protect a site from demolition or alteration, and in spite of the fact that Julius’ played a critical role in the LGBT civil rights movement fifty years ago this year (three years before the riots at Stonewall), the city has still not moved ahead with GVSHP’s request to landmark it. Julius’ is also one of the oldest bars in New York City (more than 150 years old), and the city’s oldest gay bar.

As we approach 2016’s LGBT pride celebrations, let’s push the City to finally recognize and protect the historic significance of Julius’ Bar.